Man beaten at Mishawaka gas station
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Posted: 6:37 PM Aug 29, 2008
Last Updated: 8:03 PM Aug 29, 2008
Reporter: Stephanie Stang
Email Address: stephanie.stang@wndu.com

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A man is severely beaten early Friday morning at a Mishawaka gas station.

The strange thing is the victim is left by his friends and he isn't giving police much information.

The whole thing is caught on surveillance tape by cameras at the gas station on Grape and McKinley.

A gas station attendant called police after a man covered in blood collapsed in the parking lot.

It all starts when a red car pulls up on the far side of the gas pumps.

A man in shorts gets out and walks across the lot.

A black car pulls up to a pump on the other side of the lot.

On the tape a man can be seen, from the red car, pull out a crow bar and start hitting him.

Both cars then take off and leave the victim.

“I kept asking him 'What happened? What happened?' and he said somebody beat him and throw him in front of my car," says Marathon employee Palwinder Singh.

Police have yet to release any names. The victim is from Africa and his family members have not been notified of the situation.

Police don't know why the victim was abandoned. He is now recovering at the hospital from severe head injuries.

Police are asking anyone with information to call them at 574-258-1678.

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Posted by: anonymous Location: elkhart on Sep 4, 2008 at 08:28 AM
to svengali- i hope that's your idea of a cruel joke. he's not answering questions bc his HEAD INJURY prevents him from remembering ANYTHING from that night. he IS a good guy, and he doesn't know why or whom. way to assume and make yourself sound like an idiot.

Posted by: macri Location: south bend on Sep 2, 2008 at 05:13 AM
Too Slade, Don,t feel bad about asking a Mexican to translate for you. I speak Spanish, Italian & English and I still can't get my point accross to my coworkers.

Posted by: Svengali Location: Elkhart, not orginally.. on Sep 1, 2008 at 08:24 PM
I say hold the "victim" for obstruction of justice till he says why he got beat and left.... He knows why, and whom.

Posted by: You don't even know Location: Granger on Aug 31, 2008 at 11:19 PM
You guys don't even know half the story, you just jump to conclusions. This gentleman is a good guy who was taken advantage of. You people who made racial remarks, you got this one wrong.

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 31, 2008 at 10:13 PM
I guess the city of Mishawaka is trying to keep up with the crime in South Bend. Take a look at the race, the IQ and please tell us what they have in common?

Posted by: anonymous on Aug 31, 2008 at 04:14 PM
I just find it sad that someone comes here from another country and this is what happens to them. It sure makes ALL of us around here look very bad to say the least. I hope the victim isn't reading all these posts, because I'm sure they won't make him feel better about us. I wish the victim well, and hope the cops find out who did this to him.

Posted by: Slade Location: Mishawaka on Aug 31, 2008 at 10:26 AM
To Macri, thats how they talk on the west side, Michigan City, Benton Harbor and Gary. You really want to know something. When I went back to work in South Bend, I had to ask a Mexican at work to translate what a black man from the west side was saying to me. No wonder the kids in school don't get along. Also, in response to the Mishawaka person, yes they have more class in Africa then the Benders (??} So you would call taking care of the situation in Africa by place a tire around your neck filled with gasoline and setting it on fire. You know Mishawaka person, I bet they even use a FIREstone tire.

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 31, 2008 at 08:09 AM
Sue your comment is so stupid no one even get it.

Posted by: MMV Location: Michigan on Aug 30, 2008 at 11:08 PM
I'm stunned that the other occupants left him there. I'm stunned that no witnesses will come forward. Or not. It's a culture thing. No "snitching", right? So I say "no helpy" when you need the police.

Posted by: macri Location: south bend on Aug 30, 2008 at 09:18 PM
Can Sue please translate? My ebonix is rusty.

Posted by: Jim Location: Michigan on Aug 30, 2008 at 07:26 PM
Ten miles south and that much STUPID. I hope the police shoot more of you. JA.

Posted by: Herbert Location: South Bend on Aug 30, 2008 at 06:44 PM
I'm with you, "for real." I find it very hard to find the journalistic value in these comment sections. I'm embarrassed for the ignorance they expose, and they lower my opinion of the journalistic professionalism of the stations who host them.

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 30, 2008 at 05:31 PM
I detest this. Now, if you don't mind, I'm off to play grand theft auto and watch extreme fighting on tv.

Posted by: are you for real on Aug 30, 2008 at 03:07 PM
These stations should take off these comment sections. You people are idiots. I'm embarassed for you all.

Posted by: Mishawaka Resident on Aug 30, 2008 at 12:51 PM
So the question to me was how I construed Africa and SB being the same. I do have my eyes open and most of the Africans have more class than your Benders. At least in Africa they have a way of taking care of these situations. Please build a wall between our cities. We do not want to be anything like your trash town.

Posted by: dj Location: mishawaka on Aug 30, 2008 at 12:44 PM
the police cannot respond until they are called and obviously time passed from the beating, finding the victim and the call to 911!!! I cannot believe some of the comments that have been posted and Joe, what does McCain being elected have to do with this??!!

Posted by: batman Location: mish on Aug 30, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Maybe we should hire Batman to patrol the area. Gotham is looking like a better place to live than this area. THe police are horrible (to say the least) and they should all be fired. THey need to stop being whimps and do the job they are hired to do. They are so lazy its rediculous.

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 30, 2008 at 11:36 AM
ahhh...say what sue? @6:19am

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 30, 2008 at 11:21 AM
To all of you "smart" commenters.. Operation pullover doesn't take officers off the streets. More are added to fulfill that. And I am sorry for you that you beleive the words of a gas station owner. It is totally reasonable that the officer showed up 20 minutes after the beating and that is because the call was made 10 minutes after the beating. After dispatch releases the infor then the officer comes to the call. So maybe 7 minutes after call was made he appeared. Funny how that works huh? And make sure not to call them when your neighbors barking dog is disturbing you or your house is being robbed because you can handle it yourself.. I mean you should try because it might take them too long to get to you. Actually what is your #? I'd prefer your assistance next time I need help.

Posted by: Linda Location: Niles on Aug 30, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Ok, I know I had a long night, and I am very tired, but where does it say that it took the police 20 minutes to respond? Its getting scary out there!!

Posted by: South Bend Resident on Aug 30, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Mishawaka Resident I gre up in Mishawaka and believe me you have no room to talk about trash. Don't blame South Bend for your own trash. Get real are you blind every town has their own trash...

Posted by: MM on Aug 30, 2008 at 09:50 AM
I hope this isn't revenge. if it was a random attack why did his friends flee. with friends like that who needs enemies? we need to translate that into his native african tongue so he can tell that to his friends.

Posted by: Me Location: Mishawaka on Aug 30, 2008 at 09:21 AM
It didn't take the police 20 mins to get there. The news got it wrong.

Posted by: CB Location: South Bend on Aug 30, 2008 at 09:17 AM
Um, to "Mishawaka Resident": This man was from AFRICA! And it seems he knew who it was who beat him. What part of South Bend is that?! I hope this man starts talking to the police so that they can catch the ones (the one who beat him and the other one who was driving) and put them in jail, otherwise they'll be doing it to someone else and maybe next time it'll be murder. I'm wondering, too, why it took the Mishawaka Police so long to respond since it's not a remote location. Good thing it wasn't life or death!

Posted by: David Location: Mishawaka on Aug 30, 2008 at 08:59 AM
you all keep asking why it took the cops 20 minutes to get there at 2:00 in the morning...isn't it obvious? it wasn't one of their family members, why should they care? everyone in THEIR family is safe. (It was really nice of his friends to leave him there as well, this guy has quality friends)

Posted by: t.c Location: Mishawaka on Aug 30, 2008 at 07:39 AM
I wounder how long it would have taken if this would have been another off duty cop involved shooting of an eledged perp!the gas station would have been closed for hours till they got the story together then the public would have been fed aline of stuff just like they did earlyier this week. 20 mins?Iguess its a good thing this person was just looking to beat his victim and not rob the gas station as well.I,ll bet if you view the vidio from the 7/11 at main and mish. Ave.you would find three or four units getting thier free coffee and doughnuts.too bad there were no off duty detectives on the scene,this guy would be dead,and the people of Mishawaka would'nt have to worry about thier catilitic convertes being stolen. MPD, you guy's rock, NOT!!!!

Posted by: BOB Location: Granger on Aug 30, 2008 at 07:28 AM
Can anyone explain to me why when a person of a different color brutally attacks another human being it is called a hate crime. When a person attacks someone of the same color, somehow, there is NO HATE in this action? Can anyone actually watch this video, and not feel hate is not involved in this action? By the was to LH of SB.... Unlike the residents of SB, the folks in Mishawaka and Granger "keep it real" by cooperating with law inforcement.... It's one of the major differences between SB and the rest of the area.

Posted by: sue Location: mishawaka on Aug 30, 2008 at 07:19 AM
mishawaka thay doin like tell thing that going on i there mishawaka

Posted by: joe on Aug 30, 2008 at 05:55 AM
If McCain gets in office alot of this is going to be happening.

Posted by: not me on Aug 30, 2008 at 05:17 AM
won't happen to me. I carry Roscoe with me (and Roscoe is not a dog....)

Posted by: Mark Location: Mishawaka on Aug 29, 2008 at 09:30 PM
Thank goodness we've got Operation Pullover going on! Otherwise they'd be wasting their time on shootings and random beatings.

Posted by: jim Location: Mishawaka on Aug 29, 2008 at 09:02 PM
Nice to know it took the police 20 min. to show up 20 min. after the call at 2:30 in the moning. Protect and serve guys, try tuning your 2 ways on!! nice to know they be there, when they get around to it!

Posted by: Sue Location: Mishawaka on Aug 29, 2008 at 09:02 PM
Why did it take police 20 minutes to get to the Marathon station at McKinley and Grape when that man was attacked??

Posted by: - Location: SB on Aug 29, 2008 at 09:01 PM
Find these losers quick & see if they like how a crow bar feels.

Posted by: Mishawaka Resident on Aug 29, 2008 at 08:58 PM
Thank you SB for sending us your section 8 trash. We already had enough white trash in this town, At least one of our fine detectives took one out this week

Posted by: LH Location: SB on Aug 29, 2008 at 08:07 PM
Keeping it REAL. Telling the cops NOTHIN.


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